creative destruction

/kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈstrʌkʃən/· noun phrase

财经/商业C1

creative destruction
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Chinese meaning

创chuàng造zào性xìng破pò坏huài

新xīn技jì术shù淘táo汰tài旧jiù结jié构gòu的de产chǎn业yè更gēng迭dié

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预yù言yánAI将jiāng掀xiān起qǐ新xīn一yī轮lún产chǎn业yè颠diān覆fù浪làng潮cháo

Example

AI could unleash a new wave of “creative destruction” as companies use rapidly improving technology not just to cut costs, but to challenge competitors and build new businesses.

AI可kě能néng掀xiān起qǐ新xīn一yī轮lún「创chuàng造zào性xìng破pò坏huài」浪làng潮cháo——企qǐ业yè不bù仅jǐn会huì用yòng飞fēi速sù进jìn步bù的de技jì术shù削xuē减jiǎn成chéng本běn,还hái会huì借jiè此cǐ挑tiǎo战zhàn竞jìng争zhēng对duì手shǒu、开kāi拓tuò新xīn业yè务wù。

Source: Semafor · 13 Aug 2026

Background ✎

Netflix联lián合hé创chuàng始shǐ人rén里lǐ德dé·哈hā斯sī廷tíng斯sī谈tán及jí离lí开kāiNetflix后hòu的de生shēng活huó,预yù言yánAI将jiāng掀xiān起qǐ新xīn一yī轮lún产chǎn业yè颠diān覆fù浪làng潮cháo。

Roots · etymology

译自德语 schöpferische Zerstörung,熊彼特提出

  • creative(创造的)+ destruction(破坏),经济学复合术语

Collocations

  • wave of creative destruction/unleash creative destruction/Schumpeter's creative destruction

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